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CVE-2021-38164


SAP ERP Financial Accounting (RFOPENPOSTING_FR) versions - SAP_APPL - 600, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 616, SAP_FIN - 617, 618, 700, 720, 730, SAPSCORE - 125, S4CORE, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, allows a registered attacker to invoke certain functions that would otherwise be restricted to specific users. These functions are normally exposed over the network and once exploited the attacker may be able to view and modify financial accounting data that only a specific user should have access to.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from sap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-09-14T12:15:10.963

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:16:32.037

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-862
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-862

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 100 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 101 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 102 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 103 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 104 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 105 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 602 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 603 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 604 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 605 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 606 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 616 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 618 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 700 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 720 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting 730 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting s4core Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting sap_appl_-_600 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting sap_fin_-_617 Yes
Application sap erp_financial_accounting sapscore_-_125 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.